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California Dreaming (1979) -- A nerd from Chicago tries desperately to fit in with the California surfing crowd, blind to the fact that their lives are even more boring and empty that his.

Overview

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Director:

John D. Hancock

Writer:

Ned Wynn (written by)

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Release Date:

April 1979 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance more

Tagline:

A state somewhere between fantasy and reality.

Plot:

Young T.T. comes from Chicago to spend the summer in California. He slowly becomes "California-ized,"... more | add synopsis

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Glynnis O'Connor ... Corky

Seymour Cassel ... Duke Slusarski

Dorothy Tristan ... Fay
Dennis Christopher ... T.T.
John Calvin ... Rick
Todd Susman ... Jordy Banks

Tanya Roberts ... Stephanie

Alice Playten ... Corrine
Ned Wynn ... Earl Fescue

James Van Patten ... Mike (as Jimmy Van Patten)
Stacey Nelkin ... Marsha
Johnny Fain ... Tenner (as John Fain)
Tom McFadden ... Dan
Tom Rosqui ... George Booke

Marshall Efron ... Ruben
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Additional Details

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Company:

Cinema 77 more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

As Earl is driving through town, one of the ads on the side of his car is for the "Old Custom House", an actual restaurant in Avila Beach. more

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the end of the film, items on the windowsill replace themselves after T.T. knocks them off/over with the volleyball. more

Soundtrack:

Keep It in the Family more


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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Sneaks up on you, 4 October 2004
Author: NewsMonster from Persius Omicron 8

This movie starts out like some light hearted goof. I thought it was going to be like caddyshack or meatballs or something. Then about half way through, I'm getting into it. It feels like a bunch of people I know, and its almost like hanging out with them.

As the movie winds down toward the end of summer, you can feel it like a kid who just wants 20 more minutes before he has to go to bed. The drama starts to creep into the comedy and you never see it coming. Finally, you get blindsided and before you know it, you're moved almost to tears.

Someone said it felt more like 75 than 79. I agree. It actually felt older than that, except for the cars.

Great movie.

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